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Sydney journey for 'The Journey of Time' begins

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The Korean Cultural Centre Australia (KCC) presents a craft exhibition ‘The Journey of Time’ featuring 86 works by 23 eminent artisans and artists from Korea. This exhibition explores a good selection of contemporary Korean craft which reflects the notion of time of nature, human and objects.

A Korean contemporary craft exhibition ‘The Journey of Time’ featuring 86 works by 23 eminent artisans and artists from Korea is open till 14 September 2018.

This exhibition hosted by the Korean Cultural Centre(Director Sojeong Park) explores a good selection of contemporary Korean craft which reflects the notion of time of nature, human and objects.

The materials used include metal, fabric, wood, lacquer, paper, leather and carbon fiber etc., and all the works highlight the self-discipline of the artist in the course of approaching or reverting to the nature and the essence thereof.

Following it's successful exhibition in Spain (Museo National De Artes Decorativas) last June, this exhibition will be held in Australia for the first time.

Artistic director GIO Kisang says of the exhibition:

"Koreans classify objects as those for objects; for the nature; and for humans.That is because different materials and techniques are employed according to the purpose of the object, and the most adequate manufacturing methodology for that very functionality of the object is chosen. Over time, objects have been lost, retained or restored repeatedly, and the profound aesthetics embedded in each of the objects have struck a balance with the functionality of the objects. The exhibition seeks to observe the real contemporaneous value of objects, centring on the time during which the existence in nature was explored, the value of heritage that had been carried through generations, and the time-consuming repetitions and variations required for a raw material to become an object."

Artiscti Director Gio Kisang

This exhibition is hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in Korea and co-organised by the Korea Craft & Design Foundation (KCDF) and the Korean Cultural Centre Australia(KCC).